Task 1. Reading A song from the famous English pop group the Beatles told us that money can't buy us love. Many people also believe that money cannot buy happiness. In fact, there is an expression that says money is the root of all evil. However, a new study from Cambridge University suggests that money can buy you happiness.
Researchers conducted a study on the spending habits of customers in a bank. They compared what the bank customers bought with their personality. The research team compared the personalities of 625 people with a list of how they spent their money. The conclusion of the study was that what people buy can lead to happiness, but only if they buy the right things.
One of the researchers believes the study may change the way people think about money and happiness. He said it showed, "that spending can increase our happiness when it is spent on goods and services that fit our personalities". He said Internet companies could use information about people's happiness to recommend products and services that make people happier.
Another researcher said spending money could be more important in our lives than we thought. She said: "Spending money on products that help us express who we are as individuals could turn out to be as important to our well-being as finding the right job, the right neighborhood or even the right friends and partners."
TRUE / FALSE: Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. This news is about a song sung by the group the Beatles. T / F
b. A study into happiness and money was done by Cambridge University. T / F
c. Researchers said money made 625 people unhappy. T / F
d. Researchers said buying the right things can make people happy. T / F
e. A researcher said the study would not change our ideas about money. T / F
f. The researchers said the study would help Internet companies. T / F
g. A researcher said spending money was not very important. T / F
h. A researcher said spending money was as important as finding a job. T /F
От
Angie: Yes, I (went) there last year actually.
2. Anna: Oh no! I (think) I ___have (lost) my keys! ___Have___ you (seen) them anywhere?
Benny: Well, they (were) by the phone earlier this morning. __Have you (looked) there?
3. Petra: Do___ you (know) where Antonio is?
Gerta: Yes, he (is) in his bedroom. He (is doing) his homework.
4. Amit: I am___ (going) for a walk. _Do___ you (want) to come?
Ajay: No, thanks. I (am expecting) a phone call.
5. Pittara: Have___ you (seen) Sasha recently?
Peach: Yes, this morning actually while I (was driving) to work. But, I ___have (not spoken) to him for weeks.
6. Pascal: ___Did you (see) him at the party last night?
Francois: Yes, but he (left) when we (arrived).
Раньше люди жили в разных местах. Они добывали ресурсы. Но всё зависит от Земли.
Людей всегда интересовал мир. Они проводили жизнь иследуя мир. Раньше люди не знали много о Земле. Они объясняли все необъяснимые вещи идеей богов. Они не знали откуда восходит солнце.
Сейчас мы знаем многое о нашей планете. Она всё время остаётся преждней. Давно люди понимали что изменения на Земле происходят регулярно, но они не знали что Земля движется вокруг солнца.
Ran'she lyudi zhili v raznykh mestakh. Oni dobyvali resursy. No vso zavisit ot Zemli.
Lyudey vsegda interesoval mir. Oni provodili zhizn' isleduya mir. Ran'she lyudi ne znali mnogo o Zemle. Oni ob"yasnyali vse neob"yasnimyye veshchi ideyey bogov. Oni ne znali otkuda voskhodit solntse.
Seychas my znayem mnogoye o nashey planete. Ona vso vremya ostayotsya prezhdney. Davno lyudi ponimali chto izmeneniya na Zemle proiskhodyat regulyarno, no oni ne znali chto Zemlya dvizhetsya vokrug solntsa.
Развернуть
Previously, people lived in different places. They mined resources. But it all depends on the Earth.
People have always been interested in the world. They spent their lives exploring the world. Previously, people did not know much about the Earth. They explained all the inexplicable things to the idea of the gods. They did not know where the sun rises.
Now we know a lot about our planet. She always remains the same. For a long time people understood that changes on the Earth occur regularly, but they did not know that the Earth moves around the sun.